Dr Shelley Rahman Haley

• Approximately 30 years in clinical practice.

• Current Roles:

  • Consultant Cardiologist at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

  • Clinical Lead for Echocardiography at Harefield Hospital

  • Cardio-Oncology Specialist in collaboration with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

  • Consultant Cardiologist at Wimpole Street Consulting Rooms and Diagnostic Centre

• Previous Roles:

  • Cardiology Training at Papworth, Royal Brompton, and St Thomas’ Hospitals

  • Doctoral Research Fellowship in Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance at Royal Brompton Hospital

  • Specialist Training in Cardiology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals

  • Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Cardiology, 2006

• Research Interests:

  • Mechanical circulatory support

  • Cardiac and lung transplantation

  • Heart valve disease

• Publications: Co-authored articles in high-impact journals including Circulation, The European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology

• Research Focus: Myocardial strain in mechanical circulatory support and valve disease; right ventricular function and predictors of right ventricular failure

Dr. Shelley Rahman Haley is a Consultant Cardiologist specializing in echocardiography and cardio-oncology. She qualified with honours from Cambridge University in 1995 and has since held significant roles in cardiology, including being the first Clinical Lead for Echocardiography at Harefield Hospital. Her doctoral research focused on cardiac imaging techniques in women, completed at Royal Brompton Hospital in 2001. Dr. Rahman Haley works closely with surgical teams to assess and monitor patients with complex heart valve diseases and has a special interest in heart problems in cancer patients undergoing treatments that may affect the heart. She is committed to providing patient-centered care, often performing scans herself during consultations to ensure a comprehensive understanding of her patients' conditions.